Motor-vehicle-license holder



p 1929- A. moom-aousz 1,708,702

MOTOR VEHICLE LICENSE HOLDER Filed Nov. 1924 44 F950 NOOEHOUJE Patented Apr. 9, 1929.

UNITED STATES ALFRED IriQOEtZ-IOUSE, 0E DETROIT, HI

GAN, ASSIG-T'TOB TO PACKARD MOTOR CAB COMPAI Y, OF DETROET, MIGHIGAN, A CORPORATION OF MICHIGAN.

liEOTOR-VEE CLE-LICENSE I-ZOLDLR.

Application filed November 3, 1324. Serial No. 747,433.

One of heobjects of the pres Alien 7 is to pr vide a license plate supp adaptable to various sir s license A feature of the inv porting means in which a means for clamping a plate also clamps its own ad ustable parts in position. 7

Another feature of the invention is a license plate supporting means having parts which may be moved towards and away from each other and clamped in position for plates of various lengths, together with supporting parts which aremovable cross wise of tl e plateand adapted to be clamped in position for plates of various widths.

Other objects of the invention will appear from the following description taken in connection "th the drawings, which form a part of this specification and in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of a motor vehicle embodying the invention;

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of the vehicle shown in Fig. 1 with parts broken away;

Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail sectional view substantially on the line 33 of Fig. 1, and

Fig. 4 is an enlarged detail sectional view substantially on the line M of Fig. 1.

Referring to the drawings, 10 represents generally a motor vehicle and 11 is the frame thereof with a cross bar or rod 12 across the front of the vehicle. This may be termed a supporting rod though of course it also functions to strengthen the frame itself.

13 represents a license plate which is necessary in most States or countries. The license plates of the various States are of difi'ering sizes so that ditliculties are sometimes encountered in mounting them on the vehicle. The present invention embodies means for supporting the plate rigidly so that it will not vibrate andthe means is adapted to most any size plate.

Two brackets 14 are mounted upon the support rod 12 so that they may be moved lengthwise of the rod relative to each other and clamped in position. A cap 15 and bolts 16, for each bracket, serve to hold the brackets on the rod 12 and clamp them in position thereon.

The upper part of each of the brackets 14: is substantially ll-shaped in cross section as sh wn particularly in Fig. 4, and at the upplates. '1011 is a plate supper end are two ears 1? through which a bolt 18 passes so that the sides of the brack et may be drawn together for clamping purpos s as will hereinafter appear.

For each of the brackets 1% there is an arm 19 which is preferably also of lJ-shape in section, and these arms telescope into the brackets 1% as shown in Figs. 1 and and they are also provided with ears 20 and bolts 21, similar to the ears and bolts of the bracket 14:.

From the above it will be seen that the brackets 1% may be relatively positioned on the supporting rod 12 so that tne desired license plate 13 will just lit in between them or so that the usual openings in the lower corners of the license plate will line up with openings in the ears 1'? of the brackets. The brackets 1% are clamped in that position by tightening the bolts 16. The arms 19 are then moved in the brackets until the openings in the upper corners of the license plate 13 are aligned with openings in the cars 20 of the arms. The bolts 18 of the brackets 14: are then tightened and the arms 19 are clamped to their respective brackets and at the same time the lower corners of the license plate 13 are clamped between the cars 17. Tightening of the bolts 21 will then clamp the upper corners of the license plate 13 to the arms 19. By this means the four corners of the license plate 13 are rigidly supported on the supporting rod 12 and none of the lettering on the license plate is concealed by any of the bracket parts.

hile I have herein described in some detail a specific embodiment of my invention, which I deem to be new and advantageous and may specifically claim, I do not desire it to be understood that my invention is limited to the exact details of the construction, as it will be apparent that changes may be made therein without departing from the spirit or scope of my invention.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1 A motor vehicle license plate holder comprising a horizontal supporting rod, means for supporting a license plate thereon comprising two brackets each having clamping means so arranged that the brackets may be clamped to the supporting rod in any one of several positions relative to each other. arms telescoping with said brackets, clampcles, comprising a pair out relatively adjustable brackets, arms extendingv into said brackets, means for attaching a license plate to said arms, and means for attaching the license plate to said brackets and for simultaneously clamping the arms to their respective brackets.

i. A plate holder comprising asupport member, a pair of brackets supported on said member, each bracket having means for independently securing it to the member in various positions thereon, an arm on each of said brackets, means independent of the plate torv independently securing each of said arms to its respective bracket in any of several positions, and means for securing a plate to said brackets and to said arm.

5. A motor vehiclelicense plateholder comprising a support, a pair of brackets mounted for relative adjustment on the support, an arm adjustably mounted on each of the brackets and adapted to be retained in an adjusted position by the bracket, and means for securing. a plate to the brackets and arms.

6(A license plate support for motor vehicles comprising a bracket having a projecting portion, an arm having a projecting portion and adjustably mounted on the bracket, and means for securing a license plate to the bracket and arm, said plate overlapping only the projecting portions of the bracket and arm. v

V 7. A motor vehicle license plate holder comprising a support, a pair of brackets mounted onthe support, each bracket having a projecting portion, an arm having a projeeting portion and adjustably mounted on each of the brackets, and means for securing the projecting portions of the bracketsand arms to the corners of the license plate.

In testimony whereof Iaiiix my signature.

ALFRED .MoorrHoUsn. 

